The final part of the 2025 world mixed martial arts (MMA) season is coming to a close. Although in the national panorama the last event will be contested by the largest Spanish league, WOWFCthis December 13 at the Madrid Arena, … The UFC, the leading entity in the international market, will do the same with a Fight Night in Las Vegas. At this point, it’s time to take stock, recap the best “plays” of the year and put the most important names on the table.
One of the most typical actions at Christmas or at the end of the year in the universe of mixed martial arts is to limit or rank the best knockouts, the best submissions or, directly, the best fighters of the season. This is undoubtedly a subject that provokes many debates, because subjectivity plays an undeniable role, but it also serves to highlight these fighters who have achieved exceptional performances this season.
Thus, the last numbered evening of the season, which ended with the loss of the bantamweight belt by Merab Dvalishvili, will not prevent the Georgian from being one of the great protagonists of the year. Other great notable figures are the Brazilian Alex Pereira or the Chechen Khamzat Chimaev, in addition to other emerging champions like Joshua Van, only 24 years old, or Petr Yan himself, who beat Dvalishvili.
However, despite the fact that Ilia Topuria has fought only once this season, there is another great monarch who believes that he is the most important fighter of 2025. The Englishman Tom Aspinall, heavyweight champion of the UFC, indicated in this direction: “For me, it’s Ilia Topuria. I think it’s amazing.”. Aspinall says Topuria’s knockout of Charles Oliveira, which helped him become a two-time UFC champion, is enough to make him Man of the Year.
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